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John Anderson

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

Coaching Record

28 10 14 20

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:10AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #422. Jimmy Carson… #423. Michael Nylander… #424. Dollard St. Laurent… #424. Dave Ellett… #424. JOHN ANDERSON… 

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 20 TOR NHL 17 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 14 7.1
1978-79 21 TOR NHL 71 15 11 26 11 2 10 15 0 0 2 123 12.2
1979-80 22 TOR NHL 74 25 28 53 22 5 22 22 3 0 5 207 12.1
1980-81 23 TOR NHL 75 17 26 43 17 -11 31 15 2 0 1 142 12.0
1981-82 24 TOR NHL 69 31 26 57 25 8 30 24 7 0 3 191 16.2
1982-83 25 TOR NHL 80 31 49 80 31 -6 24 22 9 0 6 199 15.6
1983-84 26 TOR NHL 73 37 31 68 29 -12 22 23 14 0 5 192 19.3
1984-85 27 TOR NHL 75 32 31 63 27 -20 27 17 14 1 5 194 16.5
1985-86 28 TOT NHL 79 29 45 74 28 17 28 17 9 3 6 240 12.1
1985-86 28 QUE NHL 65 21 28 49 19 -1 26 10 8 3 5 190 11.1
1985-86 28 HAR NHL 14 8 17 25 9 18 2 7 1 0 1 50 16.0
1986-87 29 HAR NHL 76 31 44 75 29 11 19 24 7 0 5 223 13.9
1987-88 30 HAR NHL 63 17 32 49 18 -5 20 8 9 0 3 149 11.4
1988-89 31 HAR NHL 62 16 24 40 15 15 28 15 1 0 0 132 12.1
Career NHL 814 282 349 631 253 5 263 203 75 4 41 2006 14.1

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1977-78 20 TOR NHL 17 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.06 0.12 0.82 1 2 3 1 6 0 5 0 1 -0.4 0.3 -0.1
1978-79 21 TOR NHL 71 0.21 0.15 0.37 0.16 0.14 1.73 12 9 21 9 48 4 43 1 2 0.3 1.0 1.4
1979-80 22 TOR NHL 74 0.34 0.38 0.72 0.29 0.30 2.80 21 24 45 18 76 12 59 0 5 3.1 1.0 4.1
1980-81 23 TOR NHL 75 0.23 0.35 0.57 0.22 0.41 1.89 13 20 33 13 64 10 65 0 -11 1.3 0.6 1.9
1981-82 24 TOR NHL 69 0.45 0.38 0.83 0.36 0.43 2.77 23 19 42 18 94 16 82 12 8 3.3 1.1 4.4
1982-83 25 TOR NHL 80 0.39 0.61 1.00 0.39 0.30 2.49 25 40 65 25 127 46 93 6 -6 4.9 1.0 5.9
1983-84 26 TOR NHL 73 0.51 0.42 0.93 0.40 0.30 2.63 29 25 54 23 108 48 72 0 -12 4.6 0.6 5.2
1984-85 27 TOR NHL 75 0.43 0.41 0.84 0.35 0.36 2.59 25 25 50 20 99 38 88 7 -20 3.9 0.7 4.6
1985-86 28 TOT NHL 79 0.37 0.57 0.94 0.35 0.35 3.04 22 35 57 22 130 59 68 14 17 3.9 1.5 5.5
1985-86 28 QUE NHL 65 0.32 0.43 0.75 0.29 0.40 2.92 16 22 38 15 97 52 59 13 -1 2.2 0.9 3.1
1985-86 28 HAR NHL 14 0.57 1.21 1.79 0.64 0.14 3.57 6 13 19 7 33 7 9 1 18 1.7 0.6 2.4
1986-87 29 HAR NHL 76 0.41 0.58 0.99 0.39 0.25 2.93 26 37 63 24 111 45 57 2 11 5.1 1.4 6.4
1987-88 30 HAR NHL 63 0.27 0.51 0.78 0.29 0.32 2.37 14 27 41 15 75 46 40 6 -5 2.5 1.0 3.5
1988-89 31 HAR NHL 62 0.26 0.39 0.65 0.25 0.45 2.13 13 20 33 13 71 19 41 4 15 1.7 1.3 3.0
Career NHL 814 0.35 0.43 0.78 0.31 0.32 2.46 224 283 507 199 1009 343 713 52 5 34.3 11.5 45.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 20 TOR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 21 TOR NHL 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 22 TOR NHL 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1980-81 23 TOR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982-83 25 TOR NHL 4 2 4 6 0 1 1 0 0
1985-86 28 HAR NHL 10 5 8 13 3 0 2 3 0 0 32 15.6
1986-87 29 HAR NHL 6 1 2 3 -3 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.0
1988-89 31 HAR NHL 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
Career NHL 37 9 18 27 0 2 4 5 0 0 61 9.8

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 16 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 38 22 22 44 6
1974-75 17 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 70 49 64 113 31
1975-76 18 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 39 26 25 51 19
1976-77 19 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 64 57 62 119 42
1976-77 19 Canada WJC-A 7 10 5 15 6
1977-78 20 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 55 22 23 45 6
1982-83 25 Canada WEC-A 6 2 2 4 6
1984-85 27 Canada WEC-A 9 5 2 7 18
1989-90 32 Binghamton Whalers AHL 3 1 1 2 0
1989-90 32 HC Milano Saima Italy 9 7 9 16 18
1990-91 33 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 63 40 43 83 24
1991-92 34 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 68 41 54 95 24
1992-93 35 San Diego Gulls IHL 65 34 46 80 18
1993-94 36 San Diego Gulls IHL 72 24 24 48 32
Career 2 Seasons AHL 71 42 55 97 24
Career 1 Season CHL 55 22 23 45 6
Career 3 Seasons IHL 200 98 113 211 74
Career 1 Season Italy 9 7 9 16 18
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 38 22 22 44 6
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 173 132 151 283 92
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 15 7 4 11 24
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 10 5 15 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 17 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 22 16 14 30 14
1974-75 17 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 4 4 6 10 2
1975-76 18 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 10 7 4 11 7
1976-77 19 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 6 3 5 8 0
1977-78 20 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 13 11 8 19 2
1990-91 33 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1 3 0 3 0
1991-92 34 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4 0 4 4 0
1992-93 35 San Diego Gulls IHL 11 5 6 11 4
1993-94 36 San Diego Gulls IHL 4 1 1 2 8
Career 1 Season AHL 4 0 4 4 0
Career 1 Season CHL 13 11 8 19 2
Career 3 Seasons IHL 16 9 7 16 12
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 4 6 10 2
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 38 26 23 49 21

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
John Anderson 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.0 1.9 1.4 -0.1
Andrew Cassels 94.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 4.8 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.5 2.3 1.2 0.2
Craig Ramsay 93.5 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.6 1.5 0.9
Dan Quinn 93.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.4 2.8 1.7 0.9 -0.1
Murray Craven 92.7 6.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.1 3.7 2.9 2.2 0.4 0.0
Scott Young 92.1 6.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.4 -0.3
Mike Ricci 91.9 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0
Russ Courtnall 91.6 6.7 6.6 6.3 5.4 4.7 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.3
Fred Stanfield 91.6 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.9 2.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.6
Kelly Kisio 91.5 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.7 2.7 2.6 1.5 0.3
Tomas Holmstrom 91.2 7.1 6.9 5.1 5.1 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.5 2.6 1.7 1.4 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
John Anderson 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.0 1.9 1.4 -0.1
Bobby Schmautz 92.5 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.0 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.4 -0.2
Paul Henderson 91.9 7.1 6.5 6.2 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.4 0.9 0.9 -0.1 -0.2
Fred Stanfield 91.4 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7
Craig Ramsay 91.3 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.7
Scott Hartnell 90.7 7.5 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.1 0.4
Tony Granato 90.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.4 4.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.5
Steve Rucchin 90.3 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.5
Jochen Hecht 90.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 2.8 2.6 1.6 -0.1
Lorne Carr 90.0 6.4 5.1 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.7 0.1 -0.5
Phil Watson 89.8 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.4 -0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1982-83 NHL 80 (1)

Power Play Goals

1984-85 NHL 14 (9)

Transactions

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August 21, 1985: Traded to Quebec by Toronto for Brad Maxwell, August 21, 1985.

March 8, 1986: Traded to Hartford by Quebec for Risto Siltanen, March 8, 1986.

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